Gift Memberships

Purchase a gift membership by January 7, 2018, and receive FREEgeneral admission ticket(s) to keep or to share with friends, family, teachers, and coworkers!*

Personalized Gift Memberships

Personalized Gift Memberships arrive with Academy membership card(s) printed with the name of the gift recipient. The membership is valid the day the membership is processed—no redemption or activation is required.

New! You may sign up for our Membership Payment Plan to purchase a Personalized Gift Membership for as low as $6 a month.

Give your gift by December 12, 2017, to ensure arrival before December 25, 2017.

Gift Membership Vouchers

Gift vouchers allow your loved ones to start their memberships when they're ready. The vouchers are redeemable up to one year after purchase date by mail or in person during the first visit—and the membership period doesn't begin until the voucher is redeemed.

Vouchers can be mailed to you (the purchaser) or to the gift recipient. If you'd like the voucher to be mailed directly to the gift recipient, please indicate their name and address in the shipping section. The voucher will be mailed along with a letter noting the gift purchaser’s name.

Give your gift by December 12, 2017, to ensure arrival before December 25, 2017.

*Purchase an Academy gift membership by January 7, 2018, and receive up to three complimentary general admission tickets to the California Academy of Sciences. Offer available for Individual, Community Value, Senior levels (1 ticket), Family and Family Plus levels (2 tickets), and Associate level (3 tickets). Complimentary tickets are valid for one year from date of purchase of new or renewing membership and have no cash value. Offer is not retroactive and may not be combined with other offers. Offer is not valid for gift vouchers.

The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to exploring, explaining, and sustaining life on Earth. Based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it is home to a world-class aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.